The Michigan Road |
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Boone CountyBoone County, founded in 1830, was named after Daniel Boone. Despite bordering Indianapolis, the county is mostly rural. It has maybe 20% of the population of neighboring Hamilton County. The Michigan Road cuts across the county's east side, never encountering a town of any consequence. Sources: Looking southbound from just inside Boone County, you can see where the highway narrows. No need for all those lanes out here – yet. New subdivisions keep being built out here, so it's probably just a matter of time before increased traffic demands a widened road. But for now, fields and old farmhouses are the norm. Here's a closer look at the old farmhouse. I caught these horses grazing in another field nearby. Rosston was once a place where trains stopped to pick up grain. I've seen old references to the place as "Rosston Station." This is Rosston's old general store, just north of the train tracks which have long been removed. I'm not sure why I didn't photograph the old grain elevator. I haven't been able to find out anything about the unincorporated town of Waugh, which is pronounced "wah." This old house, but not much else, stands in Waugh. Where the Michigan Road intersects State Road 47 stands the Christian Liberty Church. Its sign says 1885, but I couldn't tell whether the building is that old, too. |
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Created 1 January 2009. Updated 13 March 2009. |